LifestyleFunchal, Capital of MadeiraTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoLifestyle01/18/2015January 18, 2015Funchal is the capital of the Portuguese island of Madeira. When Portuguese sailors discovered the Atlantic island in 1419, they found an unusual amount of wild fennel. That's where the name Funchal comes from: "funcho" means fennel in Portuguese.https://p.dw.com/p/1B6V6Advertisement